38. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the development of financial instruments that value companies in correlation with their contribution to society and the development of trustmarks for social and environmental entrepreneurship; recommends the inclusion of gender equality and women's empowerment as measures of social impact which, in turn, would encourage more social entrepreneurs to consider their enterprise from a gender perspective;

23. Requests the Commission, the Member States and the regional and local authorities to systematically encourage the approach of using e-learning platforms in order to develop women’s entrepreneurial skills, as well as entrepreneurship in cross-border areas; expresses particular concern regarding the need to create a network for cross-border partnership based on dialogue and communication between partner institutions, with a view to organising public debates on women’s and cross-border entrepreneurship;

I. whereas entrepreneurship and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the EU economy and represent the most important and primary source of new employment; whereas women’s entrepreneurial potential is an underexploited source of economic growth and jobs;

I. whereas entrepreneurship and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the EU economy and represent the most important and primary source of new employment; whereas women’s entrepreneurial potential is an underexploited source of economic growth and jobs;

They celebrate the best entrepreneurship policies and practices, create a greater awareness of the role entrepreneurs play in society and encourage and inspire budding entrepreneurs from across Europe.

the means to verify the safety performance of the aerodrome operator’s organisation in reference to the safety performance indicators and safety performance targets of the safety management system, and to validate the effectiveness of safety risk controls;

promoting entrepreneurial education and training in order to support growth and business creation, giving young people the necessary entrepreneurial knowledge and skills and educating future generations of entrepreneurs, as well as those already active as entrepreneurs;

The debate was based on the Commission communication "Entrepreneurship 2020 action plan - Reigniting the entrepreneurial spirit in Europe", issued on 9 January (5292/13) and a discussion note tabled by the Presidency on the current state of play in relation to entrepreneurship policy in the EU (5862/13).

Union emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles following the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars as part of the Community’s integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles (1) and Regulation (EU) No 510/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 setting emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles as part of the Union’s integrated approach to reduce CO2 emissions from light-duty vehicles (2), res ...[+++]pectively;

Vice President Tajani will also discuss with the SME envoys possible elements for an entrepreneurship action plan which Mr Tajani aims to table after the summer break to encourage the creation of new businesses and jobs.

The European Union promotes entrepreneurship as a key factor for competitiveness and has highlighted the importance of advancing a European entrepreneurial culture by fostering the right mind-set and entrepreneurship-related skills.

49. Asks the Commission to step up the promotion of entrepreneurship mobility of young Europeans, e.g. by increasing the Erasmus work placement mobility and by strengthening the 'Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs' initiative; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the better inclusion of entrepreneurship in school curricula;

EUROPA - EU law and publications - EUR-Lex - EUR-Lex - 32009R0443 - EN - Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars as part of the Community's integrated approach to reduce CO 2 emissions from light-duty vehicles (Text with EEA relevance) - REGULATION - (EC) No 443/2009 - OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL // of 23 April 2009 // SPECIFIC EMISSIONS TARGETS // MONITORING AND REPORTING EMISSIONS

Community targets for new passenger cars provide manufacturers with more planning certainty and more flexibility to meet the CO2 reduction requirements than would be provided by separate national reduction targets. In setting emission performance standards, it is important to take into account the implications for markets and for the competitiveness of manufacturers, the direct and indirect costs imposed on business and the benefits that accrue in terms of stimulating innovation and reducing energy consumption.

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